Member States of the European Union fund, encourage and co-ordinate activities which occur on a national level related to the Europeana Initiative and the common European data space for cultural heritage. In this dedicated area for Member States, we share updates on strategy, policy recommendations, country reports and relevant frameworks.
Discover the different bodies of the Europeana Initiative and how it supports the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector.
The what, why, who and how of Europeana.
With this strategic plan for 2020-2025, the Europeana Initiative will be strengthened, supported and reinvigorated as a strong networked organisation.
In this glossary you can find formal definitions of terms used frequently by the Europeana Initiative and across Europeana’s frameworks.
The common European data space for cultural heritage is the new flagship initiative of the European Commission to accelerate the digital transformation of Europe’s cultural sector, and foster the creation and reuse of content in the cultural and creative sectors. Work to deploy the common Europeana data space for cultural heritage is led by the Europeana Foundation in collaboration with a consortium of 18 partners from nine EU countries - find out more about this work below.
A call to EU Member States for a pan-European collection of 3D-digitised heritage assets
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Europeana holds conferences under the rotating presidencies of the Council of the EU which explore a topic of relevance to the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector. Explore upcoming events and the outcomes of previous events below, or read our Impact Assessment report on Presidency events.
The Europeana conference under the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU was held on 17 October 2023 in Pamplona. The event took place in both English and Spanish.
Read the report ‘Accelerating 3D in the common European data space for cultural heritage: Why 3D matters’.
Read the report ‘Digital transformation in the common European data space for cultural heritage: measurement and assessment, Czech Presidency 2022’.
Under the auspices of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Europeana held a conference in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of France and the Mobilier National on ‘Building the Common European Data Space for cultural heritage together’. Read the Executive Summary and download the whole report.
At a Europeana event accompanying Slovenia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, participants and attendees explored how cultural heritage institutions are embracing digital participation. Read or download a summary of the event.
During the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Europeana held a conference to explore digital capacity building in the cultural heritage sector. Read the Executive Summary and download the whole report.
During the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Europeana held a conference to explore the copyright challenges the cultural heritage sector faces as it embraces its digital transformation. Read the report.
During the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Europeana held a meeting with high-level policymakers and experts in multilingualism to discuss the challenges and opportunities of multilingualism in digital cultural heritage. This report summarises the key outcomes of the meeting including the benefits, challenges and solutions identified.
During the Romanian Presidency, Europeana held a meeting with high-level policymakers to discuss the challenges and opportunities of preparing a common European approach for Members States to locally support the digital transformation of cultural heritage.
The Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive aims to harmonise certain aspects of EU Member States’ copyright legislation, and has important provisions for digital cultural heritage. Explore its' transposition by country in our dedicated Europeana Pro news series.
We are delighted to share that the Europeana Aggregators' Forum has approved the accreditation of the aggregators Catalònica and Slovakiana and welcomes them as new members.
After the successful negotiation that led to a memorandum of understanding to make musical works available under the out-of-commerce system, stakeholders in the Netherlands have now signed a memorandum of understanding on audiovisual works. Discover insights into this important memorandum of understanding.
